R50.82 vs T85.29
R50.82 (Postprocedural fever) compared with T85.29 (Other mechanical complication of intraocular lens), from the official CMS tabular data. Both may be reported when both conditions are documented (Excludes2).
Can these codes be reported together?
Yes, when both are documented. T85.29 carries an Excludes2 note covering R50.82: “postprocedural fever (R50.82)”
Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.
Side by side
| R50.82Postprocedural fever | T85.29Other mechanical complication of intraocular lens | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header |
| Classification | R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Postprocedural fever is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (R50.82). | Other mechanical complication of intraocular lens is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T85.29). |
| 7th character | — | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T85 |
| Includes | — | Obstruction (mechanical) of intraocular lens Perforation of intraocular lens Protrusion of intraocular lens |
| Use additional code | — | code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5) code(s) to identify the specified condition resulting from the complication code to identify devices involved and details of circumstances (Y62-Y82) |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources